diff --git a/geoapi/routes/__init__.py b/geoapi/routes/__init__.py
index 60449360..d1d64c43 100644
--- a/geoapi/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/geoapi/routes/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from flask_restx import Api
 from .projects import api as projects
+from .status import api as status
 from .streetview import api as streetview
 from .notifications import api as notifications
 from .public_projects import api as public_projects
@@ -26,4 +27,5 @@
 api.add_namespace(projects)
 api.add_namespace(public_projects)
 api.add_namespace(notifications)
+api.add_namespace(status)
 api.add_namespace(streetview)
diff --git a/geoapi/routes/status.py b/geoapi/routes/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88d8aa50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geoapi/routes/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from flask_restx import Resource, Namespace, fields
+import time
+from geoapi.log import logging
+from geoapi.utils.decorators import jwt_decoder, not_anonymous
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+api = Namespace('status', decorators=[jwt_decoder])
+
+status_response = api.model('StatusResponse', {
+    "status": fields.String(),
+})
+
+
+@api.route("/")
+class Status(Resource):
+    @api.doc(id="get",
+             description='Get status')
+    @api.marshal_with(status_response)
+    @not_anonymous
+    def get(self):
+        time.sleep(1)
+        return {"status": "OK"}
diff --git a/geoapi/tests/api_tests/test_status_routes.py b/geoapi/tests/api_tests/test_status_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..580815e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/geoapi/tests/api_tests/test_status_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+def test_get_status_unauthorized_guest(test_client, projects_fixture):
+    resp = test_client.get('/status/')
+    assert resp.status_code == 403
+
+
+def test_get_status(test_client, user1):
+    resp = test_client.get('/status/',
+                           headers={'x-jwt-assertion-test': user1.jwt})
+    data = resp.get_json()
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert data == {'status': 'OK'}